Moore in Court (More on can he testify and his "pleading the 5th"- pgs 664-687; and pgs 705-713. Testimony by victim's sister (688-705)

As you see under "The Confession- Testimonial Immunity" Tab, you can read the confession of Terrell Moore, who confessed two years before Rodney's trial in front of Prosecutor Buzz Jordan in the law offices of one of the most powerful attorneys in Alabama. He was given testimonial immunity under one condition, that he tells the truth. He told the truth, it did not fit the theory that this was a murder for hire, as opposed to a burglary that Rodney's knew nothing about, so Jordan worked before and during the trial to make sure that he didn't testify and later at Rodney's Rule 32 trial, current ADA Martha Tierney did the same.

On this link, you will see more about how Moore's appearance in court was treated and you'll see the testimony of the victim's sister.

On page 687 of the transcript, the jury appears restless and sends a message to the judge that they are ready for this case to end. Two days later when the jury is set to deliberate, they get the case just before noon. The judge says before you get this case, it is noon, so go get lunch first. The jury said that lunch wasn't necessary. 48 minutes later, they gave a unanimous guilty verdict on all three counts (attempted murder, attempted burglary, attempted robbery. During the sentencing phase, Jordan reiterated his belief that this was a murder for hire and that he would be bringing Rene Whitecloud and possibly one other person to trial. It never happened. Why, because the Mobile District Attorney's Office would have been exposed, they convicted an innocent man and the people with knowledge of the crimes stated so, even though it meant that they may have gotten prison time.